Apple 'Sweet Society' Malus domestica 'Sweet Society' (D)

ABOUT
'Sweet Society' is a dessert apple in pollination group 4. The flowers are pale pink and the fruit is greenish-yellow with red flush. It has an aromatic, Cox-like flavour, though it can be a shy cropper. It was named for the bicentenary of the RHS in 2004
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Sweet Society'
Common names
Malus 'Sweet Society'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
apples according to age and training form; spur bearer
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Wall-side Borders Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine the vigour of the tree
Pests
Aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, mussel scale, codling moth and winter moth caterpillars are the main pests on edible apples
Diseases
May be affected by apple canker, apple scab, powdery mildews, blossom wilt and honey fungus